How The Lens got the state of Louisiana to turn over a $1,000-an-hour contract with out-of-state lawyers hired to defend the state police
It took several months and a lawsuit, but a judge agreed that legal contracts are public records.
Author: The Editors
The Lens appoints interim editor
Longtime reporter Marta Jewson named interim editor.
About this project
The Center for Public Integrity and Columbia Journalism Investigations collaborated on this project with newsrooms around the country.
Soros accepts Ridenhour Prize for Courage in an age of lies
Ron Ridenhour's letter changed the history of a war.
Election Day 2016 peculiarities and irregularities in the New Orleans area
Our staff is collecting and catching up with any unusual reports today from the polls.
Loyola student covering charter schools for The Lens wins national honor
Senior in mass communication wins First Amendment honor for tenacity regarding open-meetings laws.
Webcast: graduation rates and job readiness part of WYES coverage
Joint education reporting initiative will examine options for students after high school.
Michael Sartisky leaves board of The Lens; CPA Bev Nichols becomes a director
The Lens board of directors welcomes a longtime supporter of our nonprofit newsroom.
The Lens hires prizewinner Tyler Bridges to cover public policy
What's with City Hall's ongoing campaign to kill District Councils?
The New Orleans City Council will soon vote on the future of citizen participation in our city. It’s an ideal mandated by both a post-Katrina amendment to the City Charter and the city’s long-overdue master plan. But despite overwhelming popular support, it appears to be in grave peril.
